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Barge freight prices have nearly doubled over recent months as part of broader transport cost increases across shipping, rail, and trucking. One-month forward river freight rates are up 77% since early April.
Sustained high barge rates raise delivered costs for inland grain and feed ingredients, reducing competitiveness of river-dependent origin grain.
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